MK spokesman claims election was undermined by voting irregularities
During an interview on Monday, uMkhonto weSizwe party spokesman Nhlamulo Ndhlela claimed that when the election’s computerised vote-counting system crashed on Friday, votes for their movement were allocated to a different party so they would not become the official opposition.
“We must explore avenues around how we intervene. One could be to interdict the swearing-in of all spheres of government. Another option is to boycott the first sitting of the National Assembly ... which means it could not elect a president,” he told Newzroom Afrika.Can we finally say goodbye to shaming women for letting their hair go grey?On Sunday, the IEC announced the general election results, with the newly formed MK party winning 14.
Mr Ndhlela made his threats after the IEC refused to heed a warning from Mr Zuma on Saturday that it must postpone the announcement of the election’s results until their 10 objections are investigated thoroughly. South Africa’s electoral court also heard an urgent application on Monday against the IEC from the MK party’s founder. Jabulani Khumalo claims the IEC acted outside its legal scope when it recorded Mr Zuma as the president of the new political organisation.
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